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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Herbert Paul Schmeck | ||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 950 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Serial number | 109 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 84 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 78 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3360 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:48 | ||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (replaced 1996) | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||
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Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. It was designed by Herbert Paul Schmeck, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters with construction overseen by Frank F. Hoover.
Design
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Comet's design consists of several "bunny hills" that provide riders with several instances of airtime.
Color scheme
Unpainted track and white supports.
Trains
2 trains with 4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Trivia
- Comet's first drop is nicknamed the "Chocolate Drop".
- During the event, Hersheypark in the Dark, the ride is dubbed Ichabod's Train.
Images
Comet's entrance
View of the queue line
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External links
- Comet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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